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  Richard Ray: Associations are a “Brotherhood,” not a neighborhood

  Richard Ray, director of missions for the Tri-Rivers Baptist Area in Gatesville, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  09/26/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Executive Board approves decreased 2019 BGCT budget

  The Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board approved a 2019 budget based on $1 million less than this year’s spending plan.

  09/25/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  First wave of TBM disaster relief volunteers headed to N.C.

  Texas Baptist Men crews left Dallas Sept. 20 on their way to North Carolina as the first wave of long-term volunteer disaster relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

  09/20/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Rev. Mary Whitehurst: God’s Got This | Baptists Preaching

  In the debut sermon for Baptists Preaching, Rev. Mary Whitehurst, associate minister at David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, recounts a tragic story involving King David and Absalom (Psalm 3).

  09/19/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: Only hearing what we listen for—on “social justice & the gospel”

  Two weeks ago, John McArthur and a group of his associates met in Dallas to draft a statement entitled “Social Justice & The Gospel.” The statement, while intended to shore up the ethics of Scripture against alien agendas, is well-intended but misses the mark.

  09/19/2018 - By Myles Werntz

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  Voices: What are you hungry for?

  I think one of the most underrated achievements of the Lord is the creation of flavor. He didn’t have to create flavors. He could have designed food was strictly for sustenance, completely bland and with no enjoyable qualities whatsoever.

  09/18/2018 - By Jason Dunton

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  Jerry Joplin: More gets done when churches labor together

  Jerry Joplin, director of missions for the Lubbock Area Baptist Association in Lubbock, Texas, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  09/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Voices: How should we respond to the shooting of Botham Jean?

  While the entire country finds itself in a quandary searching for answers, people of faith mourn the loss of a servant of God.

  09/13/2018 - By Rev. Dr. Michael Evans Sr.

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  TBM volunteers prepare to respond to Hurricane Florence

  As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, Texas Baptist Men disaster relief volunteers prepared for likely deployment to the East Coast, while also keeping a watchful eye on a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico.

  09/12/2018 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Voices: Since Jesus can work it out, there is always light

  At one time, the song “Jesus Can Work It Out” was a staple in many churches. The lyrics harken to a time when toes tapped, hands clapped and hearts yielded….

  09/12/2018 - By Lisa M. Rainey, Ph.D.

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  Editorial: Pretending all is well while the winds howl

  Things must be going really well for a church to have time to debate what Jesus meant by the story of the sheep and the goats or the Good Samaritan.

  09/12/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Will Christians ever agree on social justice?

  Social justice has become a current hot topic in American Christianity. Debates over its meaning, biblical basis and application to church life have caused significant hurt, anger and frustration.

  09/12/2018 - By Joshua Sharp